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Show el Crlnk and tledlscoaraged the society ItiMMMM "Buccanwrs. Original and withdrew to her favorite va- --whom i ten hinir The term "buceaoeer" originated oa Mr. Ahlxift took up his. pencil and cant let far peraeae f tnedttattoo Lettie cftnjttfered awlftly-Thderived wai found hi place in: tha account boot th lslaiid of Tortuf. " It business errandT -- It waa a time-foThrowing heraelf down 1n the shads from which he had, heerf taking, note. from she French .word describing of a weeping willow,, she proceeded te dlgntty. One could not be too careful It evhlent that his easy who cured meat by the "bovcaa" proo translate her eotbent ef assurance In- Tell htm Mlsa Penfleld,". ahe replied, tolerance was exhausted. , His good sea, a system ef smoking the flesh to plana for coaertt wherewithal. prendly. nature was in lumps, like pocket, free w tree sticks. "By Jtafoesr ebeseM te herself. I The young man laughed aloud, but gold, and after a: few minutes one at lump.-Th- is gotta Lettie stared tat him with unflinching confronted the barrenness of country alnt so stint Jtl a. race composure. The room aa so small that rock. Sensing this Teversal of atti'tween me an Chrtatmaa, and I'm every word uttered in it was tude, Lettle grew cold with prickles distinctly v Tntut, . Wfr 1 -- is r get-th- sMoe-Msrs- dtme-oan- V u of ghastly fear.. Before her mental vision swam a Tnlsty plctureef Chrlst-nia.tree, gifts, Jollltycheer; It jiggled dizzily, receded farther and farther She gasped. "Oh. pleesg' .be intrusted." ahe list beeged, pounding a, small bro-into her open palm. "Honest, itll save yorf heaps " I a etepa. tree and presents and "We want .. Her gaae '. -"ertythlng." explained Clink. Oh, my dear'. Tbs words wen - heavy .with distress. Then Mrs. Pea field pulled herself together and be came expansively optimistic Til tell yon what I thought I been planning. that we d have a fine day, and Tm " going to make us a grand, bread pud-- , ding. Parie Jerry brought us a whole. "sack of staTTbread last night ; he got It to--a bakery cheap, and Tm tickled to. death. , Tin goto ' ot It in tne oven, ana it'll keep for weeks. Well have bread pudding and - codfish scallop;i "If woulch- make stuffing," put In Crlnk eagerly. "In some families It would. Grink hut we don't nave-- nothing to stuff But "bout Christ except ourselves. masI thought we'd play games and - - . )Kerly,.4'4i'd-pa- :i eeasede follow the bay. S'JT-'.- a SI ' r "I ain't aiming to get my bays My-Hain't revlvalrrit'B 'Noeji here- - while. I'm Do you - Lettie1. rose I to edge of a lumber yard; Here she rum maged until she bad collected, a nunj oi lOHggat-piece- s oy weoa, jer whlct together with an old wire an dragged home. The afternoon and all of the following day were spent by Lettle In the most secluded corner ef the Penfleld back yard, and no king in hi castle - still holding oa to my nearr' , swiftly, her face white ! fear, her eyes blajilng with In- temper. was not to be captured In the space of ten seconds, bo Lettie sUyed by with tacredlWe patience. Finally the mental vtstontng was clarified. Jihe apranaMtoT ner feet, with, excitement and hope, and dashed off several blocks, te fl n .JslLslfiriEa- new trick and pop some com. Ton see, we'd have an awful busy day, rjnst chuck full of pleasure." Thad scrambled to his feet and approached, her with reiteration. . "We want a tree, Penzle. All of us wants Otteopa h 'cause he'd 4e more y and" excited m v I became fixed, dreamy. Her body was motionless. she mur"By George mured; Tm getting aa Idea. I can ' "most see it" y : It developed that this partlcnUr idea she-bou- nd D.D. Boyer "Save nothing I S'poslng your pipe dream worked, It'd take a boy as long to Umri up the coutraptlou " "But even if it did,' broke in LetUe -- I DOCTOR s. ... thstar - k get thars int, Mlsa Penfleld leaned over and pommeled the ground with her Oat Tm goat I D'ye heart Tm, gontal Having registered her "determination both verbally and physically, she felt considerably rellevtd. Lifting bar eyes, the shook off her tenseness and surveyed the world In a wholly receptive, stood, A boy was .whjatllng around the earner. He came n sight. uiammtun-- - piaaouis. ietne watcnea mm cunn tn slip a fodger under me floor, run don again, climb other going Cup EoIuub :- i Custard Florence fur. sU. d-ozffi- n i i sI If1 If i UltM a Tit .wlth "You gotta listen. Honest, tensity. you'd get more work out of ypiirhaya. III bring it; Til show you; Pli " " -Get Suta hereT I ain't going to "-bi4her ; - DIAGNOSIS .".Tock," all t: and - railed Mgs.bbottr-gpot-thls- -- Mr. JAbbMVTreeiLW"ln8 Miss" ' i 1 "f.j.. laiV ailCl YCIJT - l z1! I ..,!.:. nillUl 1IU1II W I. BCWVh . I ., Jartatere - mi J . - 9 mar worns Die & uranice oeesiey jlj L. . AT RIGHT PRICES i 111 ' - " . J -- MOMMMFTSITS - l - - - III Avenue " 1. II' 346 No. Univeriil 'v r ' PTKTR L - ' m sj It ' ana inso were ten m no aoubt re Psnlleldr garding her desire for: Isolation. The beloved FU Caesar was fended off audible to all lta occupants.. Therefore with an active coldness that wounded the' stout man at the desk was accuI his affectionate nature. Bonnie Ger rately posted on the interview to date. m toaidine limped about the yard without Nevertheless, his assistant turned a ward him, even seemingly the pivotal by exciting fleeting compassion one." movement of his elbow on the counter; "Bless your sweet hear. Mrs. of her mistress. and Inquired: Mrs. Penfleld. from the "glancing Penfleld caught him into her arms and "Mr. 'Abbott, feel like seeing Miss kissed biro; then set htm down again. window occasionally at the small fig Penfleldr . ure hatchet with worUnr and busily I'll tell yon how tie "Now, children, r- - Abbott-fac- ed bout, appraised and old wire was movedt bout a treev This year we got a heap nails, sticks er without any indication of Joy, plty-orto the .wfctchT16 disappointment of things.to buy. Ain't one of you she feared waa In store. It was evi- and shrugged a bored, shoulder. got .a decent shoe, and brink's got to "Let her come In," h'e said Indifferdent that the child whole being was have a new suit, or he can't hold up ah ently. success was and en set risk that his head In school Yes, I know you'd on one venture. And " Lettle went go without; but you got to remember ing everything Mr. Abbott smiled lastly at the small how could she make anything out yet Chrlstmaa Is only one dayrand llfe creature who had settled Into the chair Is three hundred and sixty-fiv- e ot 'em of her little, old scraps that anybody evia year. Besides, we'll have the best would buy? The tears gathered In at the side of his desk. He was inclined to underrate the seridently Mrs. Penfleld as s the she eye Imaged time" ousness of the impending Interview. Crlnk took a turn. 1 think, Penzle; probable crumbling of Lettte's topes. in- suggestions to a vaudeville dancer In Every little wltile there would be a . "What's eating you,' kid?" he mebbe I could rustle a tree." ULOlreA -good - nsturedly, of the innovations. spanking through steps yard, "My dear, It ain't the tree; It's the I Lettle shot blm a glance of scpniful I ''.'X'ou don't know beys," screamed 1 things to go on It And it takes a good flash of black curls through Che door. come business." "I talk I to Lettiet You don't a furious beating on the temper gong. reproot "l,eggo. tfero you while to. save for extras." 7 ' kaaw hiij'a. They'd rather work, a Take that, will yonr Lettie would she i announqed coldly. . ; . With a spring, Lettle stepped up to What's the trick than eat They" "Well, talk It then. ihe front Une. "Get away, babies I" cry, addressing a spirit within herself, Wtchr "Shut up, you wild Indian," advised she commanded, with a scornful wave often addressed before. "Lerdy, I'll Thus encouraged, Lettle jumped the boy called Jock. 11 of her arm. ; "ThlsTsTwbere we get beat you. Ton make me tired midd"Shut up, yourself," retorted Lettle. down to business. New, Penzle, dar- tune trying to get me I Now how do straight from the shore. Into the . le-of "I gotta scheme a "You don't know boys I You don't ling, how much would It cost to get a you feelT" The temper gong had long since grand scheme that'll save you heaps of know" She stopped, abruptly tree and ev'rythlng yon know the tlint Rlie wa addressing a ceased to be a thing of wood. Lettle'a money. Heaps and heaps I" she added, whole shooting match endowed It with a waving her lean anna to Indicate a closed door and a sidewalk empty of had imagination Mrs. Penfleld considered. Ton fraction of her Own nature, the unde- Bum approaching datzling proportions. We except for a pattering Airedale, mean' a tree and trimmings and preTou don't nay! What'a the obviously not Interested In .advertisand sirable she scolded end .fraction, sents" " schemer ing. "Yes, and presents for evrybod In threatened and pounded It with a fury "Well Lettle Stilling with anger, squirmed to- the The Custard Cup," supplemented Let-ti- that was sharper because of jhe perof her chair in. expansive exciteby sonification edge failure, Lettle dashed down the "Ev'rythlng swell big party I" Mrs. Penfleld traced the frequency of ment ""Well, I been watching- - your street, Into a vacant lot where there iSWhy, Lettle, If you was to do It on tree.' With these demonstrations to undue exer- hoys, how they all time walkT walk-h- ike was a sprawling live-oa-k a big scale like that and have ev'ryAnd and small brown fists she began beating down hike tion. up so steps don't work "Lettle, dear, hardy thlng grand, It'd take I'm 'frald It'd taln't necessary. I gotta scheme that the Rough trunk. Wild sobs shook she remonstrated. ,. take dollar." ' her thin frame. Tears rolled down ' "Penile, darling, I gotta,' replied cuts out the steps. . Gravely "Lettle reflected upon this her face; anger dried them on her hot Sort of wrecking machine?" X)hl mnch Lettle amt time, There firmly. huge block of solid finance, as yet one and 4 Cheeks, only to replace them by a new first Lettle her feet me." on stamped balks old and the thing ' "If we'll raise 'a dollar" But In the middle of the second fore- then the other, in a staccato perform- flood. she stipulated slowly, -' own In ance Its tflth savage delight In her own way. highly compelling ness earn It, will you show us how to noon Lettle came into the house with out. she beat the gnarled bark till It I all doped laughing! were got "Quit Her steps have a big blow-oChristmas lots of Impressive triumph. and it works. This this machine of the4fIood came and her muscles head her measured, high. of and presents fixings and strings "She works, announced the child, mine holds the card or the handbill, ached. Then her arms dropped; she things, all over the trees and candles slumped Into a heap on the ground--no with a brief nod toward the contriv- and the boy holds the machine, and ' randa big party f AbMr. shook longer a of A human being, ance a was laughter gust was she long, carrying It Tll do that very thing, Lettle," bott' ample shoulders. "'Branch on full of,flght and fierceness, but a forone wires slender with stick end, at promised Mrs. Penfleld. "But" In the ground, green lorn JlttleglrLJ)opeles and heart- X31 but Lettle gave no explanation of its the tree, tree "TVu to ' "" ' Lgood asdone," shouted Xet-Hbroken. With all the gathered longing ; frass-'" the' took she it tyto bb. Penzle, I love you harder all purpose.-- Instead; of a hard, dreary .childhood, she had came to her Lettle behind With 'a aprlng, bedroom and hid it' Jealously the time." She flew at Mrs. Penfleld. feet. "Shut "up ahe shrieked. "Don't set her mind on these holidays aa own box her sleepingstrangled .her for a. moment with a upon some idealized, heights of bliss. She scrubbed her face and hands to you dare to make' fun of me. You'll " that was fortunately thoroughness And now It was to be as it had alme ' Ob; excuse brief, and dashed. through the big door the full capacity of soap and water, get she dropped back Into her ways been: no tree, no presents, no Limply consciencurls with black brushed her Into the driveway, to ventilate her exparty, no games, no. anything! tious vigor,, and put on her better ging- chair. It had occurred to uberance in the open air. Next week she would prowl' through not conducted business must be that J' ham dress. For a moment aha stared Crlnk followed. "Say, Lettie," he Inaccording to natural changes of feel- Various streets in the early dusk, Mrs. shoes. ber in at shabby dismay quired anxiously,, rhew yon going to now and then before a winPenfleld had bought them when Lettle ing, but by heroic methods' calculated stopping dow, to watch somebody else's ChristMr. coax because results. And 4o first arrived, but they had necessarily She turned on him dlsdalnfullv. Abbott happened to be amused by day- mas tree, spreading it branches be. Tandy patience, Crlnk, how do yoal been cheap ones, and the Inevitable light fireworks, he languidly gave ber tween parted curtains, dotted .with had happened. : ToWltaowr lighted candles that gleamed on tinsel "I dont carer decided Lettle, with another chance. . "WelVhe returned. In deep dlsap-, Jusl as hehad TttiAr. hy J Jd "Frmse m," ryotoA of head. La her of tpaa The upper part Po!.nimej9tonteJd-he- r surer JusM-- s done last year and year before and "I Iter contrition. of emphasizing . way as ., as me's If anybody, and ill keep good d excited thinking "bout thin, here year before I Perhaps a Jmd "Golly, won't vmt nvp rmn tirv folks busy looking at that Some day get she would . danced once, church find a smile A machine." bright Bfc ikTDon't-yourtobw-yoirta- y across her small month and Ughted party. She would climb up on a fence of be sure of a redundant the luxury Upheld by and then and look in at the window you first, thing t groups up her black eyes. Too see, ifs a go ahead and do it afterward? - Tm the future, Lettle act forth. Her oband groups of children waiting for to ha the scheme. All wonderful boy In the mind been from had doing the sure part new, and pretty jective do la to stand at the bottom of the Santa Clans to- give them presents oon 111 a way-o- f pulllna; It first JPart f the Information which stepa and shoot the card- - under the from the big tree with lta deep, soft ' off. Trust mei'--V life she had picked up in her open-ai- r boughs and chains of tinsel and glittI got it all doped out how door Mttle'e enterprise wu complicated er.-. Inside outsider What a differwa( the system by which advertising while he hiking to the next then and. had 8he distributed. by the fact that mhe' waa stlU In the material la ence! And she, Lettle,' would be outhouse, he- puts', another card into ahadow of..debt She owed twenty known more than one boy who was em,' V - side, clinging to a fence, looking In the cents on the replacing of Mr. Wopple'a times that had never been ployed by The Wideawake Advertising swivel chab? creaked suddenly, upon good window had been a alow matter agency, and her present visit waa to aaThe hers. Outside always, always yOut-ldan himself Abbott Mr. to, Jerked, -- to accumulate; . , jha money, te pay for headquartera. . erect position. . The mocking laxtness her moment of impulsive violence, and .The office wu an Informal affair, Her body shook with sobs. 'Her thin llkw the his from' face, disappeared never again would aha be lacking in re- narrow room oa the ground floor. The of morning, fogj ("Where your fingers twisted In the dry grass and aped for a pane of glass. But now to company consisted of one man and an lifting the sharp oak lesres. . . Something he demanded 1 machine ralae a dollar no, a dollar andtwen-t-y office boy. It wu the Utter who touched her. burning cheek. She at '" cold eents- -ta aelfTInTTesa timet stepped forward when Lettle entered. -- TtTrald squirmed a ay. The cold touch folPoV There would be endless preparatloni to She hugged, tight to the counter by atealiehfJBelLJ lowed, She reached to push It from rnake, and the money would have to be way of concealing her shoes from the hert and f herjSngert iellloaifhe-sof- t to hand before the plana eoul4 pegin. view of the critical, but her head waa Oh,jo,'5v tatemrpteortettie ears of a dog.. With a wild cry Lettle black She could not allow herself more than eyec sprang " breathteasly, Hr sat tp and' threw her anna around the tery high. hideousness the: wide a ahe gtlmpsed daya.- it waa appalling. . The I",':. "la th manager mF shaggy creature. He licked her face. t"I- -I thought rd tee If He-wa.window money had been raised by - The a managw was nndenlably la. of failure. aiwisedog. a dog of family,-an- d a atoof eoOTianrustad; he had seen small people Buffer f,wiearxourawef - aoUd-tab- ers Tttie herself eoWd W-WBPicking up wood, waahln atena. mn. man with heavy eyebrow, sitting at a I rd make aacWftea for: yoa for a before, so he knew exactly what to do. erranaa. apiece. AneV honest,' toey; He continued to lick and Lettie dear behind the Counter. But the dollar reverse ratio te the Intensity eft.tfe Lyoung maa wm a person a vas05. In. her eagerness to' forestall jefusaL offeredhia ahe .rushed madly through an the sympathy and she took It with ana naa ranged from one cent greed, "What can I do for your be' said, martP to a dime per Job. . The latter had with a points of her scheme. Instead of and felt vastly better; Her tears were bay mile. ' ahe been the insurmountable them r at ' diplomatically checked. timtt Ton can let mo tea the manager," shaling f.'V tmA nlannwl. was painfully evident that these bust-ne(To be continued.) (tt Informed Lettie, ."coolly. get lOW. methods must he tianAnnl In him." with . 1 tKISL Of a sigantlP f1n.n..i nnp drawled mat. :rHava " I TREATMENT -- i "' 1 4 kid out." J "Oh! Oh!" screamed Lettle. "Don't you dare " 'in ''a blinding gust of rnTfrtheTlireafened indignity, she clenched her fists and- pounded .thr TrallTflfl' TeWfIirtlv8 ."papers rustled and the Inkwell rocked against Its A wrHthful red bad metal holder. surped Into her cheeks; her narrow chest Jumped np and down' Inragony. "Im't you dare! Just have a heart. Listen till I gh, let me alone. Don't you dare; don't you" tihriwktftg,--protestin-g, lashing out with her lean, angry arms, Miss d "was being forcibly ejected from the office of the Wideawake Advertising UKoncy. The boy Jnck, with unconcealed relish, had grasped the child by a thin ellow nnd was guiding her tn the door. Not without difficulty, how ever! He was able to control the general direction, hut not without picturesque zlgzagglngs. Let-tialternating shouts of entreaty and defiance, was executing a series of contortions about the fulcrum of her own elbow which would have given ' r "Holy Jiminettyl" cried the child. with' a flare of anger. "Can't you talk : refuse?" I'nV telling you stralght- - ittwimii ABRAMS ELETRONIC . m .: I Proyo, UUB. I Pen-fiel- dt e, VinW ra mass 1 . a h,MhJ aaa.miWM I I MiwdaU,. In mid M uh demonatrateto you t i ! there La no photograph M . by- - 1. . a i . ?! V'll-PTa-- 31 r a U V vs-- x -- : -- . w- -- l- -i .. -- - - - S ca If' s? -y - f m amm-- m Iu . i IS m i I 118 Ii I l! 13 Si jlff f( fl a 1. vf, "XftB f-- ' - , . U : ' m 3 e HI r . -- - is fhonelvOo'O - por- ROLLOW STUDIO West Center. rfi - - 4-- n -- e. 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